The playing field may be flat, but it's definitely not level.  Employers in
the USA have a much much higher cost of doing business, by law in many
cases (OSHA, unemployment insurance, FICA contribution, etc.).  And
employees in the USA enjoy a much higher standard of living because of
it.  But water seeks its own level...

John Lee






At 09:54 AM 4/6/05 -0700, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>On 5 Apr 2005 at 14:55, Wirt Atmar wrote:
>
> > Tom Friedman was on NBC's Today Show this morning promoting his new
> book, "A
> > Brief History of the 21st Century." He also wrote the following a few
> days ago
> > in the NY Times. And he has a program on the Discovery Channel this coming
> > Thursday night on somewhat the same subject.
>
>........
>
>
>I wish the playing field was flat.  However, I find it impossible to
>compete with other
>contractors when they have a much lower cost of living.
>
>In the past, conpetition within the U.S. also had quite a difference in
>hourly rates, and
>I had to adjust for the local.  But trying to compete with the cost of
>living in India is
>almost impossible.
>
>So where is the "flatness"?
>
>Ric
>
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